diff --git a/apps/gui/bitmap/list.c b/apps/gui/bitmap/list.c
index bc7bb876c9..4e3fae804a 100644
--- a/apps/gui/bitmap/list.c
+++ b/apps/gui/bitmap/list.c
@@ -130,12 +130,12 @@ void list_draw(struct screen *display, struct gui_synclist *list)
         vp = list_text[screen];
         vp.width = SCROLLBAR_WIDTH;
         list_text[screen].width -= SCROLLBAR_WIDTH;
-        if(!global_settings.scrollbar_position) /* left */
+        if(global_settings.scrollbar == SCROLLBAR_LEFT)
             list_text[screen].x += SCROLLBAR_WIDTH;
         vp.height = line_height *
                     viewport_get_nb_lines(&list_text[screen]);
         vp.x = parent->x;
-        if(global_settings.scrollbar_position) /* right */
+        if(global_settings.scrollbar == SCROLLBAR_RIGHT) /* right */
             vp.x += list_text[screen].width;
         display->set_viewport(&vp);
         gui_scrollbar_draw(display, 0, 0, SCROLLBAR_WIDTH-1,
@@ -147,7 +147,7 @@ void list_draw(struct screen *display, struct gui_synclist *list)
     else if (show_title)
     {
         /* shift everything right a bit... */
-        if(!global_settings.scrollbar_position) /* left */
+        if(global_settings.scrollbar == SCROLLBAR_LEFT)
         {
             list_text[screen].width -= SCROLLBAR_WIDTH;
             list_text[screen].x += SCROLLBAR_WIDTH;
@@ -341,13 +341,13 @@ unsigned gui_synclist_do_touchscreen(struct gui_synclist * gui_list)
                 return ACTION_NONE;
         }
         /* Scroll bar */
-        else if(!global_settings.scrollbar_position) /* left */
+        else if(global_settings.scrollbar == SCROLLBAR_LEFT)
             return gui_synclist_touchscreen_scrollbar(gui_list, y);
     }
     else
     {
         if(x>list_text[screen].x+list_text[screen].width &&
-           global_settings.scrollbar_position) /* right*/
+           global_settings.scrollbar == SCROLLBAR_RIGHT)
             return gui_synclist_touchscreen_scrollbar(gui_list, y);
 
         /* |--------------------------------------------------------|
diff --git a/apps/menus/display_menu.c b/apps/menus/display_menu.c
index a98a3d51b0..24e36e5fca 100644
--- a/apps/menus/display_menu.c
+++ b/apps/menus/display_menu.c
@@ -321,7 +321,6 @@ static int statusbar_callback(int action,const struct menu_item_ex *this_item)
 }
 MENUITEM_SETTING(scrollbar_item, &global_settings.scrollbar, NULL);
 MENUITEM_SETTING(scrollbar_width, &global_settings.scrollbar_width, NULL);
-MENUITEM_SETTING(scrollbar_position, &global_settings.scrollbar_position, NULL);
 MENUITEM_SETTING(statusbar, &global_settings.statusbar, statusbar_callback);
 #ifdef HAVE_REMOTE_LCD
 MENUITEM_SETTING(remote_statusbar, &global_settings.remote_statusbar, statusbar_callback);
@@ -332,7 +331,7 @@ MENUITEM_SETTING(buttonbar, &global_settings.buttonbar, NULL);
 MENUITEM_SETTING(volume_type, &global_settings.volume_type, NULL);
 MENUITEM_SETTING(battery_display, &global_settings.battery_display, NULL);
 MAKE_MENU(bars_menu, ID2P(LANG_BARS_MENU), 0, Icon_NOICON,
-          &scrollbar_item, &scrollbar_width, &scrollbar_position, &statusbar,
+          &scrollbar_item, &scrollbar_width, &statusbar,
 #ifdef HAVE_REMOTE_LCD
           &remote_statusbar,
 #endif  
diff --git a/apps/plugin.h b/apps/plugin.h
index b873cbf6ef..4df4ba9065 100644
--- a/apps/plugin.h
+++ b/apps/plugin.h
@@ -133,12 +133,12 @@ void* plugin_get_buffer(size_t *buffer_size);
 #define PLUGIN_MAGIC 0x526F634B /* RocK */
 
 /* increase this every time the api struct changes */
-#define PLUGIN_API_VERSION 168
+#define PLUGIN_API_VERSION 169
 
 /* update this to latest version if a change to the api struct breaks
    backwards compatibility (and please take the opportunity to sort in any
    new function which are "waiting" at the end of the function table) */
-#define PLUGIN_MIN_API_VERSION 167
+#define PLUGIN_MIN_API_VERSION 169
 
 /* plugin return codes */
 enum plugin_status {
diff --git a/apps/settings.h b/apps/settings.h
index 9ba3c182c3..c45e3b3110 100644
--- a/apps/settings.h
+++ b/apps/settings.h
@@ -159,6 +159,9 @@ enum { SHOW_PATH_OFF = 0, SHOW_PATH_CURRENT, SHOW_PATH_FULL };
 /* statusbar visibility/position */
 enum { STATUSBAR_OFF = 0, STATUSBAR_TOP, STATUSBAR_BOTTOM };
 
+/* scrollbar visibility/position */
+enum { SCROLLBAR_OFF = 0, SCROLLBAR_LEFT, SCROLLBAR_RIGHT };
+
 /* Alarm settings */
 #ifdef HAVE_RTC_ALARM
 enum {  ALARM_START_WPS = 0,
@@ -560,7 +563,11 @@ struct user_settings
     bool buttonbar;    /* 0=hide, 1=show */
 #endif
 
-    bool scrollbar;    /* 0=hide, 1=show */
+#ifdef HAVE_LCD_BITMAP
+    int scrollbar;    /* SCROLLBAR_* enum values */
+    int scrollbar_width;
+#endif
+
     /* goto current song when exiting WPS */
     bool browse_current; /* 1=goto current song,
                             0=goto previous location */
@@ -768,8 +775,6 @@ struct user_settings
 #ifdef HAVE_REMOTE_LCD
     unsigned char remote_ui_vp_config[64]; /* viewport string for the remote lists */
 #endif
-    int scrollbar_width;
-    bool scrollbar_position; /* false=left true=right */
 #endif
 
 #if CONFIG_CODEC == SWCODEC
diff --git a/apps/settings_list.c b/apps/settings_list.c
index b43e9ce4ed..a9cfd79952 100644
--- a/apps/settings_list.c
+++ b/apps/settings_list.c
@@ -609,11 +609,11 @@ const struct settings_list settings[] = {
                   gui_statusbar_changed, 3, ID2P(LANG_OFF), ID2P(LANG_STATUSBAR_TOP),
                   ID2P(LANG_STATUSBAR_BOTTOM)),
 #endif
-    OFFON_SETTING(0,scrollbar, LANG_SCROLL_BAR, true, "scrollbar", NULL),
+    CHOICE_SETTING(F_TEMPVAR, scrollbar,
+                  LANG_SCROLL_BAR, SCROLLBAR_LEFT, "scrollbar","off,left,right",
+                  NULL, 3, ID2P(LANG_OFF), ID2P(LANG_LEFT), ID2P(LANG_RIGHT)),
     INT_SETTING(0, scrollbar_width, LANG_SCROLLBAR_WIDTH, 6, "scrollbar width",
                 UNIT_INT, 3, LCD_WIDTH/10, 1, NULL, NULL, NULL),
-    BOOL_SETTING(F_TEMPVAR, scrollbar_position, LANG_SCROLLBAR_POSITION, false,
-                 "scrollbar pos", "left,right", LANG_RIGHT, LANG_LEFT, NULL),
 #if CONFIG_KEYPAD == RECORDER_PAD
     OFFON_SETTING(0,buttonbar, LANG_BUTTON_BAR ,true,"buttonbar", NULL),
 #endif
diff --git a/manual/appendix/config_file_options.tex b/manual/appendix/config_file_options.tex
index 4e4ae3ff58..3ac20bb203 100644
--- a/manual/appendix/config_file_options.tex
+++ b/manual/appendix/config_file_options.tex
@@ -234,8 +234,7 @@
       \opt{remote}{
         remote statusbar & off, top, bottom & N/A\\
       }
-      scrollbar     & on, off           & N/A\\
-      scrollbar pos & left, right       & N/A\\
+      scrollbar     & off, left, right  & N/A\\
       scrollbar width & 3 to LCD width / 10 (\fixme{devise a way
                     to get ranges from config-*.h})& pixels\\
       volume display
diff --git a/manual/configure_rockbox/display_options.tex b/manual/configure_rockbox/display_options.tex
index 300dbcd6fc..7468025ee2 100644
--- a/manual/configure_rockbox/display_options.tex
+++ b/manual/configure_rockbox/display_options.tex
@@ -196,11 +196,10 @@
     \item[Status/Scrollbar:]
       Settings related to on screen status display and the scrollbar.
       \begin{description}
-      \item[Scroll Bar:] Enables or disables the vertical scroll bar.
+      \item[Scroll Bar:] Allows you to choose where the vertical scroll bar
+        should appear.
       \item[Scroll Bar Width:] Allows you to choose the width of the
         scroll bar (in pixels).  Default value is 6.
-      \item[Scroll Bar Position:] Allows you to choose where the scroll bar
-        should appear.
       \item[Status Bar:] Allows you to choose where to display the 
         statusbar\opt{remote}{ on the main display}. 
       \opt{remote}{